Commuters travelling between Thane and Navi Mumbai may soon have a new route across the creek, with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) initiating work on a six-lane bridge connecting Kopri in Thane East with Patni in Navi Mumbai.
The proposed 1.4-km bridge, for which bids were invited on June 16, is expected to ease pressure on the existing Airoli-Mulund Creek Bridge and the Kalwa Creek Bridge, the two major links between the neighbouring cities. Once completed, the crossing is expected to signi¿cantly cut travel time between the two sides of the creek, particularly during peak hours.
The bridge will begin at Mith Bandar Road in Kopri, around 750 metres from Thane railway station, cross the Thane Creek and land near the Airoli Knowledge City Road in Navi Mumbai. It will provide a direct link between Thane Station Road and the busy Thane-Belapur Road corridor. The project has been planned as a six-lane cable-stayed bridge and is expected to take around three-and-ahalf years to complete, with the target date set for 2030.
According to traႈc studies carried out for the project, around 51,000 vehicles use the ThaneBelapur Road daily, while nearly 30,000 vehicles pass through the Airoli-Mulund Creek Bridge every day. Based on projected demand, MMRDA estimates that more than 1,900 vehicles could use the new bridge every hour during peak traႈc periods.Commuters travelling between Thane and Navi Mumbai may soon have a new route across the creek, with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) initiating work on a six-lane bridge connecting Kopri in Thane East with Patni in Navi Mumbai.
The proposed 1.4-km bridge, for which bids were invited on June 16, is expected to ease pressure on the existing Airoli-Mulund Creek Bridge and the Kalwa Creek Bridge, the two major links between the neighbouring cities. Once completed, the crossing is expected to signi¿cantly cut travel time between the two sides of the creek, particularly during peak hours.
The bridge will begin at Mith Bandar Road in Kopri, around 750 metres from Thane railway station, cross the Thane Creek and land near the Airoli Knowledge City Road in Navi Mumbai. It will provide a direct link between Thane Station Road and the busy Thane-Belapur Road corridor. The project has been planned as a six-lane cable-stayed bridge and is expected to take around three-and-ahalf years to complete, with the target date set for 2030.
According to traႈc studies carried out for the project, around 51,000 vehicles use the ThaneBelapur Road daily, while nearly 30,000 vehicles pass through the Airoli-Mulund Creek Bridge every day. Based on projected demand, MMRDA estimates that more than 1,900 vehicles could use the new bridge every hour during peak traႈc periods.
